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It’s the story you’ve heard a thousand times before, from a perspective you’ve never heard…Welcome back to the Dolls Pod! To kick off season 2, we’re telling the story of the Beatles from the point of view of their biggest fan: longtime secretary and Fan Club president Freda Kelly! Her no-nonsense attitude, big heart, and hard work are proof of just how much a girl’s love can change rock-and-roll 💌 We’d like to thank listener Pat Reeder for suggesting we cover Freda’s career - “Good Ol Freda Kelly: is available NOW wherever you stream your podcasts!
(Episode starts at 6:07)
Materials used for this episode: “Good Ol’ Freda” (dir. Ryan White, 2013)
The Beatles, “Anthology” (edited by Bryan Roylance, 2000)
James Sullivan, “Beatles’ Secretary Recalls Madness of Early Days” Rolling Stone, 9/11/2013
Lucy Brazier, “PROFILE: Freda Kelly” Executive Support Magazine, 9/25/2014
Jonathan Deburca Butler, “Freda Kelly: 'I always made sure John, Paul, George, and Ringo's mums knew where they were’” The Irish Examiner, 10/22/2023
Fans On The Run, Ep. 90: Freda Kelly (8/31/2024)
Songs in this episode:
The Beatles - “Besame Mucho” (1962)
The Beatles - “The Sheik of Araby” (1962)
The Beatles - “Love Me Do” (1962)
Little Richard - “Long Tall Sally” (1956)
The Beatles - “I Want To Hold Your Hand” (Live on the Ed Sullivan Show, 2/9/1964)
The Marvelettes - “Please Mr. Postman” (1961)
The Moody Blues - “Go Now” (1964)
The Beatles - “I’m Only Sleeping” (1966)
with samples from “Help!” (dir., 1965,) “Beatles ’64” (dir. David Tedeschi, 2024,) and the Beatles’ 1963 Fan Club Christmas message
Follow @thedollspod on Instagram to see photos and clips from this episode!
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It’s the story you’ve heard a thousand times before, from a perspective you’ve never heard…Welcome back to the Dolls Pod! To kick off season 2, we’re telling the story of the Beatles from the point of view of their biggest fan: longtime secretary and Fan Club president Freda Kelly! Her no-nonsense attitude, big heart, and hard work are proof of just how much a girl’s love can change rock-and-roll 💌 We’d like to thank listener Pat Reeder for suggesting we cover Freda’s career - “Good Ol Freda Kelly: is available NOW wherever you stream your podcasts!
(Episode starts at 6:07)
Materials used for this episode: “Good Ol’ Freda” (dir. Ryan White, 2013)
The Beatles, “Anthology” (edited by Bryan Roylance, 2000)
James Sullivan, “Beatles’ Secretary Recalls Madness of Early Days” Rolling Stone, 9/11/2013
Lucy Brazier, “PROFILE: Freda Kelly” Executive Support Magazine, 9/25/2014
Jonathan Deburca Butler, “Freda Kelly: 'I always made sure John, Paul, George, and Ringo's mums knew where they were’” The Irish Examiner, 10/22/2023
Fans On The Run, Ep. 90: Freda Kelly (8/31/2024)
Songs in this episode:
The Beatles - “Besame Mucho” (1962)
The Beatles - “The Sheik of Araby” (1962)
The Beatles - “Love Me Do” (1962)
Little Richard - “Long Tall Sally” (1956)
The Beatles - “I Want To Hold Your Hand” (Live on the Ed Sullivan Show, 2/9/1964)
The Marvelettes - “Please Mr. Postman” (1961)
The Moody Blues - “Go Now” (1964)
The Beatles - “I’m Only Sleeping” (1966)
with samples from “Help!” (dir., 1965,) “Beatles ’64” (dir. David Tedeschi, 2024,) and the Beatles’ 1963 Fan Club Christmas message
Follow @thedollspod on Instagram to see photos and clips from this episode!

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